# Locations and Sessions

By default, a session is a recording with all cameras in one location. To create sessions, your user role must allow session recording.

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## Main topics

- [Pan, Tilt, and Zoom](https://bookstack.noldus.com/link/720#bkmrk-page-title) (PTZ) the cameras. This is only possible if the camera has Pan, Tilt, and Zoom control.
- [Save PTZ presets](https://bookstack.noldus.com/link/721#bkmrk-page-title)
- Change the [Video layout](https://bookstack.noldus.com/link/722#bkmrk-page-title)
- [Change Audio source and volume in preview](https://bookstack.noldus.com/link/723#bkmrk-page-title)
- Use [Talk to people in location](https://bookstack.noldus.com/link/724#bkmrk-page-title) to talk to the persons in the location.
- [Specify a default session name](https://bookstack.noldus.com/link/725#bkmrk-page-title)
- [Create and edit groups](https://bookstack.noldus.com/link/726#bkmrk-page-title) to view the session.